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Port Chicago disaster
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The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion of the ship SS E. A. Bryan on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States. Munitions being l
Damage at the Port Chicago Pier after the explosion of July 17, 1944
Damage at the Port Chicago Pier after the explosion of July 17, 1944
African American sailors of an ordnance battalion preparing 5-inch shells for packing at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1943
African American sailors of an ordnance battalion preparing 5-inch shells for packing at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1943
Aerial photograph, looking eastward, taken between 1942 and 1944. The town of Port Chicago is in the upper right. The lower left shows utility and per
Aerial photograph, looking eastward, taken between 1942 and 1944. The town of Port Chicago is in the upper right. The lower left shows utility and personnel piers extending toward the two sections of Seal Island. The munitions loading pier curves to the left beyond 20-odd revetments. Marshy tidal zones separate the munitions pier from barracks buildings near the personnel pier and near the town.
Graphic reconstruction of the pier, boxcars and ships at Port Chicago just before the explosion, with estimates of type and weight of cargo
Graphic reconstruction of the pier, boxcars and ships at Port Chicago just before the explosion, with estimates of type and weight of cargo
West Loch disaster
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The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, 21 May 1944, began following an
Port Chicago disaster
…explosion of Navy ammunition ship in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea USS Turner (DD-648) – 1943 naval explosion in Lower New York Bay West Loch disaster – 1944 ammunition explosion in Pearl Harbor, two months before Port Chicago California during World War II…
LST-39 and LST-480 still ablaze on 22 May 1944.
LST-39 and LST-480 still ablaze on 22 May 1944.
Pearl Harbor naval base. The West Loch is the arm of Pearl Harbor on the left side of the image.
Pearl Harbor naval base. The West Loch is the arm of Pearl Harbor on the left side of the image.
The burned hulk of LST-39 on 21 May 1944.
The burned hulk of LST-39 on 21 May 1944.
LST-480 on 22 May 1944.
LST-480 on 22 May 1944.